encomiast

American  

[en-koh-mee-ast, -uhst] / ɛnˈkoʊ miˌæst, -əst /

noun

1. a person who utters or writes an encomium; eulogist.

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encomiast British  

/ ɛnˈkəʊmɪˌæst /

noun

1. a person who speaks or writes an encomium

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Other Word Forms

• encomiastic
  adjective
• encomiastically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of encomiast

1600–10; < Greek enkōmiast(ḗs), equivalent to enkōmi(on) encomi(um) + -ast ( def. )

Example Sentences

Yet sometimes the patron may claim indulgence; for it does not always happen, that the encomiast has been much encouraged to his attempt.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II by Johnson, Samuel

In his dedication to Dr. Wilkins, he appears a very willing and liberal encomiast, both of the living and the dead.

From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Johnson, Samuel

She needs no encomiast, star-crowned she stands, the glory of America, the admiration of the world.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper

But it is easier to be his encomiast than his disciple.

From Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. by Jean Paul

Abbād al-Iskandarī, encomiast of the vizier al-Afḍal, executed by Ḥāfiẓ; Ibn Qalāqis al-Iskandarī, encomiast of the Ayyūbites, d.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various